Live Tech Interviews
Turn interviews into working sessions
Run better technical interviews while gaining deeper insight into how candidates think, code, and solve problems.
See what the code doesn't show
Get a clearer view of skills with collaborative interviews that reflect real work and build on assessment responses.
lost weekly switching between assessment and interview tools
average candidate rating of CodeSignal interviews
faster hiring with CodeSignal assessments and interviews
Get clearer hiring signal
Assess skills faster by interviewing candidates in a coding environment that reflects day-to-day work.
Increase consistency
Use structured templates and a single IDE to ensure interviews follow the same format, regardless of interviewer.
Improve hiring outcomes
Make better hiring decisions by seeing how candidates approach problems, explain decisions, and reason through tradeoffs.
Save valuable time
Cut down on interviewer prep and reduce engineering time spent building and maintaining custom interview questions.
Simplify the process
Run assessments and live interviews on one platform so recruiters and candidates don’t have to juggle multiple tools.
Real teams getting real results
Discover how Instacart, Nextdoor, and other innovators use CodeSignal to hire smarter, learn faster, and grow stronger.
By incorporating CodeSignal into our process and having a large number of folks opt into it, either passive candidates or applicants, we’re able to free up roughly 40 to 60% of our engineers’ time.
Michael Leggett
Tech Recruiter at Outreach
Partnering with CodeSignal has helped us to manage a very high volume of interest from candidates in our process and quickly assess their technical acumen, without using a ton of engineering hours.
Nadia Abouzaid
Head of Diversity Talent Programs at Asana
CodeSignal’s experiential learning platform fast-tracks skill mastery beyond what’s possible with traditional methods. It’s next-gen AI learning done right.
Josh Bersin
Josh Bersin Company
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Technical Assessments
Evaluate how candidates apply their technical skills while working through realistic, role-aligned tasks.
Behavioral Assessments
Understand how candidates approach work and collaboration, so you can consider team fit alongside technical ability.
Cheating Detection
Flag sophisticated cheating and AI misuse that traditional plagiarism checks aren’t designed to catch.
Frequently asked
questions
What are live tech interviews?
Live tech interviews are collaborative coding sessions where candidates and interviewers work together in real-time using CodeSignal’s cloud-based IDE. Unlike traditional whiteboarding or take-home exercises, candidates write, run, test, and debug actual code while interviewers observe their problem-solving approach, technical decisions, and communication style.
What makes CodeSignal live interviews different from other tools?
CodeSignal live interviews use an AI-native cloud IDE with built-in video, audio, chat, and whiteboarding so all discussion and coding happen in one place. The platform includes 4,000+ interview questions across 70+ coding languages, reusable templates for consistency, and integrates with assessment results so teams don’t switch between tools.
How does the collaborative IDE work?
The collaborative IDE lets candidates run, test, and debug code in real-time with access to build tools, package managers, filesystems, interactive preview, and mobile device emulators. Interviewers can see how candidates structure their approach, explain tradeoffs, and work through technical problems while coding in a realistic development environment.
Can you use your own interview questions?
Yes. CodeSignal provides 4,000+ pre-built questions and reusable templates across 70+ coding languages and frameworks, but you can also create custom questions tailored to your specific technical requirements. Templates help ensure interviews follow consistent formats regardless of which interviewer conducts them.
How does CodeSignal prevent cheating in live interviews?
CodeSignal protects live interview integrity with AI proctoring, suspicion scoring, and signals that flag potential outside assistance. The system monitors activity patterns and provides interviewers with context about suspicious behavior so they can make informed decisions about candidate authenticity.
How much time do live tech interviews save?
Organizations using CodeSignal for both assessments and live interviews hire 60% faster than those using separate tools. Teams save 4 hours weekly by not switching between assessment and interview platforms, and reduce engineering time spent building and maintaining custom interview questions.